Combination of bar stool and refuse container

ABSTRACT

A stool for a bar, the stool consisting of a decoratively contoured hollow cylinder made of rigid plastic and which has a circular foot rest ring secured around it, the top cushion of the stool being removable so to expose an opening providing access for placement of refuse into a removable refuse pail fitted within the interior of the stool.

United States Patent [19-1 Brown 54] COMBINATION OF BAR STOOL AND REFUSECONTAINER [76] Inventor: Joseph K. Brown, 2138 E. 10th Avenue, Honolulu,Hawaii 96816 I [22] Filed: June 28, 1971- [21] App1.No.: 157,458

52 U.S.Cl. ..232/43.2,297 217,297/192, I 220/17 51 lnt.Cl. ..B65d 91/00[58] Field of Search ...232/43.2, 43.3, 43.5; 297/192, 297/193, 217;220/17 Parker. ..297/193 X 51 Apr. 3, 1973 3,114,574 12/1963 Pryale..297/193 2,607,946 8/1952 Price et al ...297/192 X 2,593,836 4/1952Bock 232/432 867,008 9/1907 Branch ..220/17 3,347,403 10/1967 Lehrman..220/17 FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 223,744 10/1924 Great Britain..297/192 Primary ExaminerBernard A. Gelak Assistant Examiner-Peter A.Aschenbrenner [57 ABSTRACT A stool for a bar, the Stool consisting of adecoratively contoured hollow cylinder made of rigid plastic and whichhas a circular foot rest ring secured around it, the top cushion of thestool being removable so to expose an opening providing access forplacement of refuse into a removable refuse pail fitted within theinterior of the stool.

2 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures COMBINATION OF BAR STOOL AND REFUSECONTAINER This invention related generally to bar stools such as may beused at a bar in a den or which may serve at a kitchen counter orbreakfast bar.

A principle object of the present invention is to provide a bar stoolwhich besides being attractive and useful as a stool, may serveadditionally as a refuse container.

Another object is to provide a bar stool for use in a home and whichincludes a comfortable elevated foot rest ring all around the stool sothat a person may sit thereupon facing into any direction and use thefoot rest ring.

Yet another object is to provide a bar stool wherein the foot rest ringis spaced away from the sides of the stool for comfortably placing aperson's feet thereupon, but wherein the spaced away ring does notextend outwardly beyond the outer edge of the bar stool base or the barstool cushion, so that it can conveniently take up a minimum amount ofspace.

Other objects are to provide a combination bar stool and refusecontainer which is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, ruggedin construction, easy to use and efficient in operation.

These and other objects will be readily evident upon a study of thefollowing specification and the accompanying drawing wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the invention and which includes aremovable cushion for access to a refuse container therewithin.

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view of a modified design of the interiorstructure.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a detail of structure shown in FIG. 4.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, and more particularly at thistime to FIGS. 1 to 3, the reference numeral represents a combination barstool and refuse container according to the present invention whereinthere is hollow cylinder 11 which is attractively inwardly bowed at itsmiddle so to provide space for circular foot rest ring 12 secured inspaced relation therearound. The ring is secured to the cylinder bymeans of radially extending braces 13, the ring and braces being made ofpolished metal while the cylinder 11 is made of attractively coloredrigid plastic. A circular bottom wall 14 encloses the interior of thecylinder, while a removable circular top plate 15 surmounted by acushion 16 provides access to the interior for placement of refusetherewithin. A removable metal container may be placed into the interiorof the cylinder so to easily dump out the refuse after being filled.

The bar stool may be made 36 inches high, 13 inches in diameter at topand bottom, while being 10 inches in diameter at its middle.

In the modified design of the invention shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the barstool 17 includes an access door 18 along a side thereof so that refusemay be placed into a metal container or receptacle l9 placed within thestool interior 20. The door 18 pivots inwardly about a hinge pin 21 andis spring loaded so that the door normally is in a closed position by atab 22 at the lower edge of the door bearing against the inner side ofthe stool cylinder 23. The receptacle I9 is secured by a bale 2 to theunderside of CUSl'llOI'l plate 25 for being lifted out for dumpingpurpose. The upper edge 26 of the receptacle I9 is outwardly flared sothat refuse is directed in falling into the receptacle 19 instead offalling into the crevice formed between the inner side of cylinder 23and the receptacle 19. The lip of the flared edge can rest on thedownwardly conical portion of the bowed middle section of the cylinderso that there is no crevice at all between parts 19 and 23.

Thus in this form of the invention, refuse may be more easily insertedinto the stool instead of lifting up the large cushion plate 15. Also aperson may use the refuse receptacle while the seat cushion is occupiedby a person seated thereupon.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction it isunderstood that such changes will be within the spirit and scope of thepresent invention.

Iclaim:

I. A combination bar stool and refuse container comprising a hollowstool flaring inwardly from a large open upper end of circularcross-section to narrower intermediate portion of circular cross-sectionand then flaring outwardly to a large closed bottom of circularcross-section, in combination with a circular seat mounted sealingly onthe said open upper end including a cylindrical refuse can secured tosaid seat and mounted in said stool, said can having an enlarged rimengaging said intermediate portion whereby said intermediate portionsupports said can in spaced relationship from said stool bottom and saidseat.

2. The combination as in claim 1 including an inwardly pivoting accessdoor provided in the stool above the said can, wherein said can issecured to said seat with members spaced to permit pivotal motion ofsaid door.

1. A combination bar stool and refuse container comprising a hollowstool flaring inwardly from a large open upper end of circularcross-section to narrower intermediate portion of circular cross-sectionand then flaring outwardly to a large closed bottom of circularcross-section, in combination with a circular seat mounted sealingly onthe said open upper end including a cylindrical refuse can secured tosaid seat and mounted in said stool, said can having an enlarged rimengaging said intermediate portion whereby said intermediate portionsupports said can in spaced relationship from said stool bottom and saidseat.
 2. The combination as in claim 1 including an inwardly pivotingaccess door provided in the stool above the said can, wherein said canis secured to said seat with members spaced to permit pivotal motion ofsaid door.